How Lee Kuan Yew sees Malaysia in 20 years' time6 T1 q) u- F/ P6 e) C$ [5 V
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The clear and present danger
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If the Doomsday prediction never comes true, New Zealand will remain astvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" S1 p/ c) e+ Q- N& P2 l s
picturesque after a hundred years, with cows and goats roaming all over公仔箱論壇! s7 D) h: T. l8 M3 z( _2 [$ ?
the country sparsely populated by humans.
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A hundred years later, Singapore 's foundation will remain rock solid.
( e6 _( V+ H e) Q! oThe tiny city-state will continue to lure new immigrants, and manyTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# e1 L- K: _, @; u5 S8 l4 i
new-generation Singaporeans will see their lineages traced back to those
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How about Malaysia a hundred years from now?
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8 f9 z" c- [* X2 v3 P+ KLee Kuan Yew did not seem to see things that far. He only set his sight
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5 R/ N6 Y6 Y+ V" J% G8 Z) n, f3 M& sos.tvboxnow.comHe said all constituencies in Malaysia would be dominated by the Malaysos.tvboxnow.com, x3 r0 [$ o* g3 }% ^: w
in 20 years' time, and the leadership in this country would value the
$ M& q" D" l; vos.tvboxnow.comChinese population less and less.
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The Chinese population would continue to slide, he added, not because of公仔箱論壇0 e2 U/ ?# i3 A) E
the pathetically low fertility rates among the Chinese in this country,
2 s. \8 i% i: q) `" @9 ` `: F0 P公仔箱論壇but because those who could afford would have sent their children
. k' z' v; g8 q# G% R公仔箱論壇overseas, who would decide not to come back.: `& `" T E5 s: h+ T6 ]2 D
"And those migrating to Malaysia will be from Islamic states, making theTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% }6 t9 n" C! j. d3 B6 p5 Z2 Z
country's Islamisation inclination more and more pronounced."
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3 F! z3 x( R+ Q, lStatistics don't lie, and the current political and social ecosystems公仔箱論壇3 ?8 ~; V8 l( u" C' v1 N! r
are not here without a reason.6 C! Y! d' h' U, T. E
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MM Lee's predictions are by no means novel. But his well-thought remarkstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ b4 g0 u0 l; j! G7 H
have touched the hearts of many a Malaysian.
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If this is what the country should look like 20 years from now, we cantvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) ]# u/ c3 b0 P# y
imagine Chinese Malaysians to be like apes in a forest sanctuary a# {" |, N2 m$ _/ m7 A! L/ L
hundred years down the road, where we need to sharpen our eyesight to* c, s/ Z$ x+ Y! I4 h2 h* T
carefully scan through the entire swathe of forest before we can catch a- s7 Q2 n1 B( _5 w3 Q' |3 L! |
glimpse of one or two of them.
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% b- r2 H" v6 W Q公仔箱論壇That comparison is, most certainly, exaggerated, but I really hope we
/ J, S: ~+ S0 [/ N7 U5 U! [, Ios.tvboxnow.comwill not be reduced to a rare species by then.
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The ratio of Chinese population in this country has been on steady
7 F) c4 q6 r6 edecline over the decades; so has their political status here. Very soon,
4 c1 f$ Q) k/ g( u4 T% R9 o$ l5 r公仔箱論壇they will be completely engulfed by the powerful waves of aggressive
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This is the pessimistic side of the outlook of their destiny.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# m7 a% H& e: J, y# T4 I0 l4 t+ ~& S
. [2 ^2 c7 Q/ wos.tvboxnow.comBut Chinese Malaysians cannot afford to go on this way, and wait7 j) |7 V, Z/ A0 q/ K: _
helplessly for such a destiny to befall them.
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They have to take the initiative to accentuate their own strengths andTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# K" t: v0 G( J0 v7 ]0 s
be in firm control of their own fates before they can divert such aos.tvboxnow.com" Y9 W, m! E) ~9 `
predestination.
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Z, b7 d7 T- n. T5 D' E) v. HThe next ten years will be key to the future destiny of Chinese
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ethnically-oriented and religiously inclined, the future of Chineseos.tvboxnow.com% M' n a5 E m& E. i$ Q
community is well within our imagination, and Chinese Malaysians will
- R) q7 w9 v+ f4 w; i5 o$ H4 ]exit the country in droves.
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7 o: J( {, ~% UOn the other hand, if community-centric ideologies get diluted,6 C8 M( J& M4 f: t: C2 o
conflicts between mainstream and minority races get thinned down, the) S$ p- P, u7 @- I/ ~+ A
common Malaysian identity gets consolidated, and the spirit of
% J+ {; f- c, b; q, ?7 ^! qsecularity stays very much relevant, then Chinese Malaysians will have a
8 P: ?* Y; ^5 y9 e/ o. H公仔箱論壇much more promising future here.os.tvboxnow.com! |# N& [- N3 W9 w. [/ w' q" @+ L; e3 d
So will Malaysia .TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9 Z1 Z% Z7 o" O- y! n
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Whatever happens to this country or our society, the most important
7 `4 w7 `$ G! }3 p5 ~0 }; f) telement for new-generation Chinese to secure a place in this land, willTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。8 {: _% C% s9 H
be their very own competitiveness.
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In this age of globalisation, when national boundaries are increasingly! l) {4 I: \( w+ |, k( x4 l2 @/ O3 a7 d
obscured, people will find a greener pasture beyond our shores if our
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We cannot afford to talk about what will happen to us a hundred years( }$ h0 K4 ^. K: t
from now. We need to buck up and fight for our near-term opportunities.os.tvboxnow.com8 Q$ q; o6 ?8 _
A: W- i1 }! ?3 |/ v公仔箱論壇Meaningless and unnecessary squabbles, like the one currently taking
' e/ Y8 D8 m" Q" ?& { ?TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。place within MCA, will only serve to bog down the pace of the Chinese3 v) f: u. M' J& u z2 g
community further, blurring their vision of the clear and present
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What the Chinese community urgently needs right now is high-calibre andtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( M K( I6 a" h! e0 I
farsighted leadership, not one engrossed with endless infighting. |
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